715 FARMERS MADE'
OUT WORK SHEETS
* 17.593.90 Paid to Watauga
Agrarians for Following Soil
Building Practices
By W. B. COLIJNS.
(County Farm Agent)
In 1936, there were 715 farmers in
Watauga county who made out work
sheets on the agricultural conservation
program. To date. 505 of these
farmers have received checks for
reducing crops and for soil building
: radices in the amount of $17,593.90.
There are probably 50 farmers who
a ' receive checks in a few days. I
TV., fowwatwi udlr? /.A_or>o%"t<-*. 1 tttifVl |
.be soil conservation program in j
936 received an average of $31.82 j
In the 1937 soil conservation program.
the government will pay j
farmers for sowing grass seed at the j
rate of from one to two doiia wr i
? ,
aere, and pay 60c per bag for sow- |
ang 1GG fertilizer when sown with
gratis seed on small grain.
The payment for sowing lime is
<2 00 per ton. The payment for reducing
crops is about $7.50 per acre.
Practically every farmer in the
county, regardless of how small his
arm can get as much as $20.00 out
;.f the program, if he does enough j
.."-building practices to earn that.
This program is to help farmers |
up their land. Every farmer j
should take advantage of this op- 1
>: * unity to get some help in build.
g up his farm. I
this program farmers do not
io- to <lo anything, anil the}- get I
par. according to what they do. I
?v* farmer can get payments in
tfv soil conservation program until
he fills out a work sheet. These
work shoots can l?e filled out by the
nship committeemen, which are
listed below, or at the County Agent
Co I.'ins' office at Boone.
The following committeemen will
.r out work sheets for the farmers
:r. their townships.
Laurel Creek- W. J. Farthing, W.
H Mast, C. C. Edmisten and Richard
Cable.
Lrtad Mountain?-W. N. Howell. J.
L. Miller. W. S. Miller and James
MiiJi
Boone?County agent's office at
courthouse,
Watauga- -W. W. Masi. L. L.
Moody. J. H. McLean and Ira Bumgarner.
Meat Camp- A. W. Greene, N. M.
Greene, Alex Tugroan.
Cove Greek?John Perry, Ivy B.
nuauit, w, jm. inomas.
Blue Ridge?N. -Li. Harrison, M. O.
Coffey, Stacy C. Ford.
Blowing Rock?S. C. Greene, L.
M Fry, R. H. Shore.
Stewneehaw?Ernie Triplett. Mont
Glovier, Howard Edmisten.
Beaver Dam: Lee Swift. W. W.
Wilson, W H. Edniisten.
Stony Fork -H. E. Greene, C. M.
Watson, C. D. McNeil.
North Fork?A. N. Thomas.
There will be some one at the
county agent's office at the courthouse
in Boone every day to take
work .sheets.
Please get your work sheets filled
? ui sometime during the month of
AprfcJ.
Candidates Named
At Blowing Rock
Two slates of candidates for mayor
and board of aldermen were selected
at a mass meeting of the citi
zcns of Blowing: Hock held Monday
evening. Both tickets are put in the
field, without regard to political affiliation.
it having been the custom
in Blowing Rock for many years to
nominate two citizens' groups. Those
nominated, which include the old
administration, are:
For Mayor: D. P. Coffey, Grover
C Bobbins; for aldermen: C. S. Prevette,
Herbert Stewart, Will B.
Castie, Grover C. Walters, Joe H.
Winkler, E. A. Banner.
WATAUGANS WILL SERVE
AS FEDERAL JURORS
The following Watauga citizens
have been chosen for duty as jurors
for the term of federal court which
convenes in Wilkesboro May 16:
C. G. Lewis, Zionville; J. C.
Hodges. Adams; Wilby Greene,
Reese; Ben W. Farthing, Valle Crucis;
A. E. Hambyj Boone; Joe Wheeler,
Triplett; Roby Vandyke, Boone;
M. J. Williams, Vilas; Clyde R
Greene, Boone; Lloyd M. Hodges,
Adair.s; L. B. Beach, Zionville; Edward
Folk, Boone.
FARMERS SHOULD APPLY
FOR SEED LOANS AT ONCE
Mr S. C. Eggers states that the
time for farmers to file applications
for seed loans will expire in about
two weeks, and he urges all those
interested in securing money for expenses
in connection with their crops
to caE at his office in the bank building
at once and fill out the necessary
forms.
"RED" HARMON KILLED
Rt-d Harmon, well known in
Boone*, was killed at- Winston-Salem
Tuesday :ih he bailed out of
his plane 2,500 feet above ground.
It is believed he struck a part of
the ship as he jumped.
WA1
I An I
VOL. XLVLI. NO. 39
I
Life Saving Course Be I
Given at the College j
Charles A. Mix, representative of
' the National Aquatic school and
member of the first aid and life sav|
ing" feld of the Red Cross, will conj
duct a course in modern methods 'f
used by Red Cross life savers at i
Appalachian State Teachers College, j
beginning April 12 and running!
through the 14th. The purpose is j
to give the peopie of the county and i
students of the college first hand inI
formation in life saving. Classes will
I he held Monday 2 to 1 o'clock in
the afternoon and 7 until 9 in the
morning, Tuesday and Wednesday
3:30 to 5 p. m. and 7:30 to 9 p. m.
BURLEY TOBACCO
OUTLOOK IS GOOD
Government Reports Indicate j
Short Supply of Dark Weed
During Present Year
The United States crop reporting
service gives out the information
that the outlook for Burley tobacco
growers remains most favorable.
The reasons assigned for the prediction
arc contained in the following
excerpts from the crop report:
"A 31% increase in acreage over
last year's relatively small harvested
acreage is indicated by the March 1
intentions of Burley growers. Tills
would mean 405,000 acres of Burley,
which would still be 22,000 acres leas
than the 1928-32 average.
"Because of unusually low production
last year, increased consump
non, aim losses oz leai xooacco as a
result of flood conditions, stocks at
tiie beginning: of the 1937-38 marketing
year are expected to be about
130,000.000 pounils less than those of
October 1, 1936, which, on a farmsales-weight
basis, amounted to 682,000,000
pounds. If the 1931-33 average
yield of 702 pounds is obtained
this year, a production of 321,000,000
pounds would result ?101.000,000
pounds more than last year.
Since this increase in production
would not offset the expected decrease
in stock, total supplies would
be less than those of October 1.
1936. Even if the high 1931 yield of
815 pounds per acre were obtained
on the intended acrea^jp this year;
the total supply would be only a little
above the short supply of 1936.
"In view of these circumstances
and the fact that a further increase
in demand for Burley in cigarettes is
expected, the outlook for this type of
tobacco remains favorable."
Lions' Eye Clinic
Is Well Received
By DR. ROBERT KING
The eye. clinic sponsored by the
Lions Club of Boone has met with a
most appreciative response which
shows the crying need for work of
this kind. Dr. B. Baughman of Elizabethon,
Tenn., is doing the refractlion
for the children. Only the worst
cases among the school children are
being carried to this clinic.
Members of the Lions club have
handled the transportation in most
cases, going for and returning the
children to their respective communities.
Tuesday's clinic was much
larger than intended as many came
who were not expected, but all were
taken care of. Mr. Wilkins of Johnson
City, is fitting the frames and
will arrange for the sending of the
glasses. Mr. Wilkins is a rpresen- <
tative of the American Optical Company
and was sent through the cooperation
of the North Carolina commission
for the blind.
Where possible the parents of the
children have been asked to pay for
the glasses which have been secured
at wholesale cost, but where the
circumstances of the family prohibited
the outlay the Lions club has
borne the cost. The need of these
children for glasses is a very urgent
one and the Lions are to be common- :
ded for the splendid service they are
rendering to Watauga county and
the state in helping these children to
better vision and citizenship.
AUG
ndependent Weekly New
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNf
REV.H.W.JEFFCOAT
PASSES MONDAY;
77 YEARS OF AGE
Well-Known and Esteemed Lutheran
Minister Had Been in
Declining Health for the Past
Six Years; Funeral Services
Held Yesterday
Rev. H. W. Jcffcoat, aged 77 years,
prominent Lutheran minister artd
OtStftATW fwl /litionn - ? ?
v.it^cil vi x>wiief succumoed
Monday evening, after a period of
declining health extending over six
years.
Rev. Mir. Jeff coat was a former
pastor of the Lutheran work in
Watauga county.
Funei-al services were held hi
Grace Lutheran church, Boone. Wednesday
at 9 o'clock, by the pas tot,
Rev. J. A. Yount, with Dr. J. L.
Morgan, president of the Lutheran
Synod of North Carolina, preaching
the sermon. Interment was at Columbia,
S. C., at 4:30 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Surviving are one daughter arjd
two sons: Miss Cora Pearl Jeff coat,
of Boone, with whom he lived; Dr.
W. C. Jeffcoat, of Burlington, N. C..
and Dr. G. H. Jeffcoat, Boone. There
are nine grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Rev. Jeffcoat spent 43 years of his
life in the gospel ministry. He was
deeply interested in missionary activities
and served in Mississippi and
hi Watauga as a home mission pastor
He had made his home here fdr
many years, where he was held in
the highest esteem by the people Of
the town and county.
Sheriff arid Deputy
Injured In Wreck
Sheriff A. J. Edmisten and Chief
Deputy A. L. Gross were right se
riou3iv injured Saturday evening;
when the automobiles driven by the
sherifl veered into a highway fenjie
near the New River bridee. as the
official became blinded by the lig&fe
of an approa^huig :<ar. x 1
Sheriff Edmisben suffered injuries
about the body with some broken
ribs, while Mr. Gross received serious
iacerations about the face and
other injuries of a minor nature.
Mr. Cleve Gross who was accompanying
the officers to the scene
of a reported affray, was only slightly
injdred.
Carroll Davis Dies
At Zionville Home
Carroll Wilkerson Davis, aged 57.
died on Wednesday of last week at
the Baptist hospital, Winston-Salem,
a heart ailment being given as the
immediate cause of his demise.
Punerftl sm'ipps ronrfnotpfl
Thursday afternoon at the Zionviile
Baptist church by Rev. R. C. Eggers
and interment was in that locality.
Surviving are iwo brothers and
two sisters: T. S. Davis, Zionviile, B.
J. Davis, Bowie; Mesdames Martha
Isaacs, Miorganton, and Myra Reese,
Kittler, N. C.
DEWEY H. TRIVETT VISITS
RELATIVES IN COUNTY
Mr. Dewey H. Trivett, of Norfolk.
Va., returned to his home Sunday,
after spending a few days with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Trivett,
at Beech Creek. Mr. Trivett served
20 years in the United States navy,
and retired about two years ago. He
now holds a government position in
the navy yard at Norfolk.
During the world war he made
17 voyages to Europe in 18 months
on convoy duty without any misfortune.
Willie in the service, he was
also awarded a congressional lifesaving
medal for saving the life of
a shipmate in Lisbon, Portugal.
PNEUMONIA IS FATAL TO
MRS REBECCA EARP
Mrs. Rebecca Earp, 75 years old,
died at her home at Vilas on March
22nd, after an illness with pneumonia,
according to belated information
coming to The Democrat.
Funeral services were conducted
on the 23rd, at the graveside in Danner
cemetery by Reverends W. D.
Ashley and W. C. Payne.
Surviving are six sons and three
daughters: Noah, James, John, E. E.,
and Coy Earp; Mesdames Roy Anderson,
F. H. Holler and Buna Holler,
all residents of this county.
MAXWELL IS REAPPOINTED
FOR FOUR-YEAR TERM
A. J. Maxwell, who has served as
North Carolina commissioner of
revenue since 1929. has been reappointed
for a four-year term expiring
December 31, 1940, by Governor
Hoey.
A DE
spaper?Established in th<
[Y, NORTH CAROLINA. TMUIj
Death Claim' j
A
REV. H. W
MUSfC CONTEST ?
SET FOR SATURDAY
First District Event for This
Part of State Attracts
Wide Interest
The District Music contest, the
first event of the kind thus far
Scheduled for this section of the j
state, will be held at Appalachian,
College next Saturday, and Miss |
i Virginia Wary of the college faculty,
who is in charge of the arrangements,
states that widespread interest
in the occasion is being manifested.
- The contest winch is open to all
high sclipol students of Ashe, AAlegnany,
Avery, Mitcsieu <tnv> vV?ltKiga'-^VSiirfnties,
will 'feature competitions
'by mixed choruses, girls'
choruses, quartettes and trios, piano
solos; vocal solos, soprano, alto, barl;
tone an<l bass.
Miss Wary spates that many en!
tries have already been made and
; that tile winners of first place in the j
j "district contest will be sent
| to Greensboro April 21-22-23, where
| they will compete in the state conj
test.
Fishing Club Elects
New Slate of Officers
try...'-.'i'*7:! 7v|j
The Watauga River Fishing club j
met at the Daniel Boone hotel Fri- !
day evening and new officers for the J
; year were chosen as follows: R. A. j
iOlser., president; Pete Justus, vice i
| president; Ab. Mullins,' secretary;!
j P. A. Coffey, treasurer,
j The club, which controls 20 miles
j of fishing waters on the Watauga!
I River, discussed the matter of estab- j
! lishins' a number of rearinsr nods i
! this season, and it was agreed that
I a fish fry would be held soon, probj
ably at the Rutherwood fish hatchj
ery. The club had more than 100
\ members last year.
FIRE AT CAFE
At press time the fire department
! was extinguishing a blaze in the
basement of the Boone Trail Cafe,
which originated from unknown
cause. Because of the dense smoke
j it was impossible to get an estimate
i o? the damage done, which is expected
to be Small.
VOTERS MAY NOW !
BE REGISTERED]
Pfcirincr in Parli/?Jnatp in !
Municipal Election Must Be
On Registration Books
The registration books are now
op< n t the city hall, anil all those
cle. > s who have not previously
registered and voted in municipal
elections are required to attend to
this duty by the 24th of April. The
registration books opened last Saturday
and win remain open for three
more Saturdays. Saturday, May 1,
win 'be observed as challenge day
and the city election will take place
on May 4. Mrs. Carrie Williams is
the registrar.
Considerable interest is being ;
shown in the forthcoming balloting.
However, no nominating sessions;
have been held or called by either |
political party. However, it is taken j
for granted that the present incumbents,
all Republicans except Alderman
L. T. Tatum, will offer them-!
selves for re-election.
,MOG
? ^ at Eighteen Eighty-Eij
V, APRIL 8, 1937
theran Minister \
mH
,-?S IBDMHc
JEFFCOAT
TAX LISTERS ARE
NAMED MONDAY
Property Must Be Listed For
Taxation as of April 1; McNeil
Gives Instructions
Tax listing will begin in the county
within the next few days and
County Tax Supervisor C D. McNeil
has named the list-takers for the dif
4V.LVHI o^cu'io 01 lac v;uuuv?i w?u
were given their supplies and instructions
Monday.
All property must be listed for
taxation as of April 1, and especial
attention is called to the law requiring
the listing of dogs, as well as
other items of personal property.
Sir. Si.vf>,vU iicM wIItpIcLciy yiiiiiitcu
the listing requirements in an advertisement
appearing in the newspaper
this week.
The list-takers named are as follows:
Boone township, J. M. Moretz;
Blowing Rock, Roscoe Hartley; Watauga,
John Fov; Laurel Creek, Jordan
Shu 11; Shawneehaw, Howard Rdniisten;
Beaver Dam, Dudley Greene;
Cove Creek, Harve Wilson; North
Fork, Walter South Meat Camp, Bynuni
Clawson; Bald Mountain, Glenn
Howell; Stony Fork, Haggle Greene;
Eik, Gass Carroll; Blue Ridge, Marion
Coffey.
Mr: McNeil points out that it will 1
be necessary for each taxpayer to
list his properties with his specific
list-taker, as no tax official is privileged
to take lists outside the confines
of his own township.
Mrs. Mary Church
Dies at Age of 90
Mrs. Mary McMillan Church,
aged 90 years, died Saturday at her
home at Saxon Funeral services
were held at the Laurel Springs
Baptist church Sunday at 2 o'clock,
Rev. Levi Greene being in charge oi"
the rites and interment was in the
cemetery near the church.
Surviving are two sons and three
daughters: Franklin Church of Baldwin,
and Smith Church of Stony
Fork. Mrs. W. L. Greene, Laxon;
Mrs. Fannie Church. Summit; Mrs.
Martha Payne, Idlewild.
TWO NEW WPA PROJECTS
APPROVED FOR WATAUGA
Two new projects affecting Watauga
county and involving the ex- j
penditure of more than six thousand
dollars, have been approved, according
to an announcement by the state
officials of the government agency.
The lunch room projects of the
county have been allowed $4,282.04, j
co o*u\ v.on ~-i- ~ I
w iii it yu,*.l>v xiao uccii ow ojiuc aa a
fund for cleaning and renovating
public buildings.
CHEESE FACTORY IS
VISITED BY TOURISTS
Mr. Grant, manager of the Sugar
Grove Cheese factory, states that his
plant is being visited by many tourists
and world travelers who, he
says, invariably take home a supply
of the product.
Last year, Mr. Grant says, cheese '
were sent from Bristol to Chicago by j
airplane, and that one traveler sent ,
three to high personages in Italy, j
Pictures were taken of the plant at!
the time. Regular shipments, it is i
said, are being made to all parts of :
North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, j
Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and
and Michigan.
RAT
ght
$1.50 PER YEAR
CIVIC CLUB PLANS
TO COOPERATE IN
PUBLICIZING CITY
T<?\vn. Chamber Commerce and
Lions Club to Create Advertising
"and; Merchants of
City Seek Half Holiday During
Summer Months
The Chamber of Commerce, at a.
luncheon meeting held Tuesday, voted
to subscribe $100 to a fund to be
used to advertise the community, the
subscription being conditioned upon
the Lions club making an equal contribution
toward the fund. The
town of Boone had already agreed to
subscribe S100. The $300 thus secured
will be used for furnishing
mailing pieces, giving information
as to this city and its environs, and
probably to purchase some space in
publications in other regions.
Merchants Ask llnlhluy
The chamber authorized the circulation
of a petition among the merchants
of the town, which is designed
to close the shops of the town for
one-half day each week during the
summer months A good many of
the merchants are said to be interested
in observing this half-holiday,
the plan having been satisfactorily
applied in many towns and cities
during past years. It is believed
shoppers could arrange their visits
to town, bearing in mind the closed
periods and suffer little or no inconvenience.
The meeting was attended by the
following: Gordon Winkler, R. E
Kelly, G. K. Moose, Wade E. Brown,
A. S. Harris, M. C. Clark, Wiley G.
Hartzog, Chas. C. Rogers, Councill
Cooke. A. E. Hodges, A. G. Quails,
Owen Wilson, E. P. Wilson, H. S.
Webster. D. D Wilcox, W. H. Gragg.
T. E. Donnelly, C. R. Greene, J. L?.
Quails, W. T. Pugh, T. M. Greer, B.
W. StalUngs, Dr. Robt. R. King.
Brother of Mrs. Frank
n:?.
-
*>. "'..'.v."V ,
Mr. Steele Greer, of Asheville,
brother of Mrs. Prank Critcher, of
Boone, died at the ancestral home in
the Happy Valley section of Caidwell
county Tuesday after a long
illness.
Funeral services will l>e conducted
at the home- this morning at 10
o'clock, with interment in the Chapel
nf iii Ua.mMi f\.. A A
Ul. 1VVOL III *- LCI f t* J VO-UtJ', JLJ1. -TV . rt."
McLean, pastor of of the First Presbyterian
church, Lenoir, in charge.
Tlie Gtldwell lodge, Knights of Pythias
wilt have- charge of the rites.
lie was a son of the late Edmund
fcL Greer, and nas been living in
Asheville, whore he was connected
with the Purol company
Surviving are his wife, two sons,
his mother, Mrs. E. H. Greer; one
brother. Jesse Greer; and six sisters,
Mrs. Stewart Greer and Miss Judith
Greer of Happy Valley; Mrs. Frank
Critclier, Boone; Mrs. Frank Powell,
Lenoir; Mrs. Luther Baker, Atlanta,
and Mrs. Eugene Jones, Sanford.
Mr. Greer was well known
throughout this section of the state,
where he engaged in the lumber
business before he became incapacitated
about a year ago
Ollis Is Again On
City Police Force
i
Mr. S. D. Ollis, of Morganton, entered
upon his duties as chief of police
for the city Tuesday morning-,
having been employed at a special
meeting with merahera of the municipal
governing board Monday
evening.
Mr. Ollis previously served a few
months as police officer here, and he
and Policeman Wiley Day established
a fine record for strict and impartial
law enforcement. Mr. Ollis
is particularly popular with the citizenship
of the town, is a fine officer
and his return is welcomed.
A CORRECTION
Mr. V. B. Mast, of Sugar Grove,
who wrote the article, concerning" the
postoffice at that place last week,
calls attention to an error in the
story. In stating that the two newspapers
carried into Watauga on an
early-day mail route were copies of
the Lenoir News-Topic. Mr. Mast
reminds us that the paper referred to
was the Lenoir Topic. The News was
not established until 1808, he states,
and consolidated with the Topic in
191t>.
ENI.ISTS IN ARMY
Vilas L. Payne, of Deep Gap. has
enlisted in the United States army
through the Asheville recruiting office,
and win be assigned to duty in
the Canai Zone.